Hirakud Dam in Odisha built on the river Mahanadi is the longest dam in India. Further Reading: The Major Indian River Systems Geography Notes... View Article
Examples of multipurpose river projects: Bhakra – Nangal project water is being used both for hydel power production and irrigation. Hirakud... View Article
Today, dams are built not just for irrigation but for electricity generation, water supply for domestic and industrial uses, flood control,... View Article
Environmental Benefits Of Energy Conservation: Reduced surface and groundwater pollution Reduction in land and wildlife disruption caused due to... View Article
In traditional methods of rainwater harvesting, water is stored and also used to recharge the groundwater. Some of the traditional methods of... View Article
Watershed development, rainwater harvesting, water recycling and reuse, and conjunctive use of water for sustainable water supply in long run are... View Article
The presence of certain features that enable a plant or an animal to live in its surroundings is called adaptation. For example, Desert plants... View Article
The guiding principles for e-government are as follows: Analysis of Cost-Benefits prior to implementation. Stakeholder Satisfaction. The unit... View Article
70% of the Indian population lives in villages and the set of challenges in reaching out to them are entirely different. These include:... View Article
The benefits or positive effects of e-governance in various aspects are as follows: Improving service Customer satisfaction Potential savings... View Article
There are four government service categories in e-governance. They include: G2C (Government to Citizen) G2B (Government to Business) G2G... View Article
The four key business imperatives of e-Government: Application of Information and Communication Technology and use of electronic delivery... View Article
The four pillars of e-governance are: People Process Technology Resources Further Reading : E-Governance and its Significance Good Governance... View Article
E-governance is needed in India to eliminate the following: Widespread red tape in public administration Corruption in civil services The slow... View Article
SMART governance helps in: Improving the internal organisational processes of governments; Providing better information and service delivery;... View Article
The basic purpose of e-governance is to simplify processes for all, i.e. government, citizens, businesses, etc. at National, State and local... View Article
The Ministry of Information and Technology states that e-governance goes far beyond mere computerisation of stand-alone back-office operations.... View Article
E-governance is the application of ICT to the processes of government functioning for good Governance. In other words, e-governance is the public... View Article
